19961022036709I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Wilmington, OH · October 22, 1996

Date: October 22, 1996 · 13:00 local
Place: Wilmington, OH
Airport: Lumberton Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N70968
Reported as: Piper J3C65
Reported engine: Continental A658
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 70 total28 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N70968Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 17993 · Built 1946 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on October 22, 1996, at 1300 EDT, a Piper J3C-65, N70968, registered to stewarts aircraft, waynesville, Ohio, ground looped and collided with a fence while landing at Lumberton Airport, (OH77) Lumberton, Ohio, while on a local pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. No VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft received minor damage. The private pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated at waynesville, Ohio, (40I) on October 22, 1996, at 1230 EDT. Rudder cable to rudder attachment clevis bolt failed, disconnecting rudder cable from rudder on left side.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 22, 1996, AT 1300 EDT, A PIPER J3C-65, N70968, REGISTERED TO STEWARTS AIRCRAFT, WAYNESVILLE, OHIO, GROUND LOOPED AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE WHILE LANDING AT LUMBERTON AIRPORT, (OH77) LUMBERTON, OHIO, WHILE ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WAYNESVILLE, OHIO, (40I) ON OCTOBER 22, 1996, AT 1230 EDT. RUDDER CABLE TO RUDDER ATTACHMENT CLEVIS BOLT FAILED, DISCONNECTING RUDDER CABLE FROM RUDDER ON LEFT SIDE.

Other reports on N70968 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19981010028889AWaynesville, OHAcft was flying low over a large gathering when it made a turn and seemed to stall. (-23) at 16:50 hrs. On oct. 10, 1998, private pilot jim zappe (cert. #291327192) took off from Waynesville airport, Waynesville, Ohio in N70968, a Piper cub J3-C-65. At 17:11…Oct 10, 1998 · Destroyed Incident 19951015036829IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Waynesville, OHNarrative: on October 15, 1995, at 1230 EDT, a Piper J3C-65, N70968, registered to stewarts aircraft, Waynesville, Ohio was blown up on its nose while taxiing downwind in gusty wind conditions after returning from a local pleasure flight. VFR conditions…Oct 15, 1995 · Minor damage